[dev1296] Aeonic Weapons

[Ulth]

Glad to see everyone so enthusiastic about Aeonic weapons! I'd like to share some more exciting news.

To coincide with the implementation of Aeonic weapons, we will also be doing something for Relic, Mythic, Empyrean and Ergon weapons. We’ve kept you all waiting for a bit, but we will once again be making these weapons that hold a special place in your heart have an active role in battles. We’ll be announcing more details via topics and the forum soon.

If there are plans to make Empyrean weapons relevant again, will there be changes to the availability of heavy plates, riftcinder, and riftdross?

[detlef]

If there are plans to make Empyrean weapons relevant again, will there be changes to the availability of heavy plates, riftcinder, and riftdross?

I get the sense that SE doesn't care about Empyreans. They are still the hardest to 119, are generally the weakest of the RME choices, and their unique WS aren't unique. Would it surprise anybody if they remained at the bottom of the ultimate weapon hierarchy?

[xiozen]

are generally the weakest of the RME choices?

Not sure where this information is coming from... but I truly doubt it.

[Rubicant82]

Not sure where this information is coming from... but I truly doubt it.

No, he speaks the truth.
The only place that Empy weapons were really "awesome" was in Abyssea, well then iLvL content came around, and we were able to get the weaponskills by doings a quest, and most of the Empy's fell in to last place behind relics and mythics.
Some are not as irrelevant as others, but the Relics of the same types and the mythic will almost always out perform them. I think I remember the GA was okay, and of course Ochain & Harp are relevant.

[PriestBilly]

The news that R/E/M are being even slightly upgraded brings me great joy. I've just about hit the very limit to what 119 Mjollnir can handle, and almost my entire ability to play that faucet of my job is incredibly limited by it. Not to say WHM melee is terribly important, but it felt so good winning battles as last-man-standing, finishing off the NM with a Randgrith.
Even if it was just to add accuracy to the club I would be stoked. I've held Mjollnir for a long time now, worked on making it for even longer, and long to see it participate in battle yet again.